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...plans to get more money for South Carolina roads to their full chambers.The plan passed Thursday by the House WaysandMeansCommittee would lower the state gas tax by 6 cents and raise the sales tax on fuel by 6 percent. It moves around other...

...plan is a nonstarter. ... If she wants to veto it, she'll have that opportunity."On Thursday, the House WaysandMeansCommittee will take up two bills. One would raise about $400 million yearly for road construction, while the other would...

...cash, Republican House members on Thursday rejected the idea of borrowing $500 million for building projects. WaysandMeansCommittee Chairman Brian White ended up making the motion to kill his panel's proposal.A $275 million borrowing compromise...

...major overhaul would pass in this year's legislative session since Tuesday is the final meeting for the House WaysandMeansCommittee to act. At least the bill has sparked conversation and may set up a vote next year."Tax reform is really hard...

...the Legisla ture moved closer Tuesday to firing all trustees.A House panel advanced a measure to the full WaysandMeansCommittee that would put the state's financial oversight board temporarily in charge of the university until it gets out...

...these smaller communities can't afford to do," said Rep. Jay Powell, the Camilla Repub li can who heads the WaysandMeanscommittee considering the bill. "Just like the Internet has made rural Georgia accessible to companies, this also will...

...R-Laurens, said the comparison makes no sense, since the bond bill doesn't add to debt spending, and the WaysandMeansCommittee advanced a balanced budget proposal for 2015-16, as it must."Her goal is the national stage and I'm not...

...Carolina's only public historically black college.Leatherman filed the proposal last week, a day after the House WaysandMeansCommittee advanced a similar proposal as part of its budget plan.That committee's proposal, however, wouldn't take...

...newspaper. "It's obvious to everyone that they seem to keep getting deeper and deeper in the hole."The House WaysandMeansCommittee advanced a similar idea earlier this week. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and his wife, both 1961 S.C. State graduates...